Time Machine Freezing when moving files it's backing up?

Hi, once in a while time machine will freeze up and I can't do anything with my external drive or any of its partitions unless I disconnect and reconnect them. I couldn't figure out what it was until I realized I had moved a new movie file at the same time Time Machine was probably backing it up.
Has anyone else experienced this problem?

That will happen with most backup utilities. If they don't freeze they certainly will become very confused. You should never do something like that during backups.
Ideally the backup utility shouldn't freeze but I don't think most programmers anticipate such an action so the utility has no built-in mechanism for dealing with it gracefully. So I think you should file a bug report with Apple. You can do so at the Feedback Page.

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Time Capsule freezes when transferring files

My time capsule freezes when data is transferring from my Macbook Pro during its initial update. I tried to connect it through WiFi or ethernet cable. It just freezes like when 800 Mb - 5 Gb were transferred (I have left it overnight). What can I do?
How about doing it by USB cable?

This is from Time Machine Buddy widget
Starting standard backup
Network destination already mounted at: /Volumes/Data
Disk image already attached: /Volumes/Data/Samuel Ng’s MacBook Pro.sparsebundle, DIHLDiskImageAttach returned: 35
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Computer freezes when moving files from USB, or to another partitioned HD

Hello, i've been moving files from two USB's to my Macintosh HD, and when I do that, the computer kinda freezes up, i can move the cursor, but not kinda click anywhere, and then a minute after or something, it gets normal again, but the transfer is going horribly slow. this happens when i move from Macintosh HD, to Macintosh HD 2 (a partitioned one). the files are 2 gb each USB. which means im transferring 4 gb at the time.

Neurot wrote:
I have 6 folders on my hard drive. These folders were created by downloading a bunch of rar files, then extracting them each to their own folder. I have not touched the permissions, so they should be the default of me having read/write and everyone else having read (correct me if i'm wrong).
Using two Finder windows, I drag and drop the six folders from one hard drive to another, and hold down the Apple key so that it moves instead of copies. I let go and it starts copying the files (since there is no "move", but rather a "copy and then delete").
I would recommend you don't use this method to move a lot of files between drives. it's much safer first to copy and if the copy is successful to delete the original afterward. there was a data loss bug in OS X a while back that wold sometimes lead to total loss on both the source and the target when doing this.
this bug is supposed to be long fixed but still...
How is the hard drive you are moving the files to formatted? what yo describe sometimes happens when moving a lot of stuff to or from FAT formatted drives. also, repair both drives in disk utility. repair disk, not permissions.
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Time Machine freezes when loaded

Hi - I've been using time machine with my laCie 1 tb external firewire 800 drive for a while. No issues. Backups are made and I can restore. Then a few weeks ago my problem began. Now, I click on the Time Machine button in the dock and time machine loads up as normal. I am able to select a date and time machine will graphically flow back to that date but then it will freeze. No file can be selected, no other date can be selected, the restore button doesn't work nor does the "cancel" button. I can do nothing except "force quit" TM. I've done a check on the external drive and I can write to it. I've also run the disk repair utility and it reports all is fine. I have NO idea what is going on and can't get TM to work properly. Any suggestions???
Greg

Are you running anti-virus software? It is known to cause problems with both backups AND viewing the Time Machine "time travel" interface.
Are you using Spaces in Mac OS? Try switching to Space #1 and launching Time Machine.
Let us know if this was helpful.
Cheers!

Time Machine Freezes When Opened

Hi,
I have looked thru the threads in this section to see if anyone else was having the same issue before posting. If I overlooked the post please forgive me.
What happens is, I click on the time machine icon and it opens. Sometimes it works fine. I can go forward and backward in time or select cancel and I am back to my desktop. However sometimes when I click on the icon, the cascaded windows come up and the background moves, but that is all that happens. I cannot go backward in time and I cannot cancel out of it. The only way I can get out of it unless someone tells me different is to hold the power button down until the mini turns off.
It does not do this all the time. Is there some sort of update or fix that will take care of the problem?
I am using an intel Mac Mini with OS X 10.5.5
I just purchased this approx 2 weeks ago
Thanks in advance for your help

Well.. The first few backups did ok.. Now the external drive light is out and the TM says it is preparing the backup. It has been saying this for a while. When I click on open time machine preferences it will not open. Here is a copy of the current log.
Could there be a problem with this drive? As I mentioned it is a 200 gig that was taken from a PC and installed in an external case and formatted with GUID.
Oct 28 10:46:12 michael-notarnicolas-mac-mini ntpd[13]: time reset +0.186859 s
Oct 28 10:57:28 michael-notarnicolas-mac-mini kernel[0]: USBF: 4972.187 AppleUSBEHCI[0x2bad800]::Found a transaction past the completion deadline on bus 0xfd, timing out! (Addr: 2, EP: 1)
Oct 28 10:57:59 michael-notarnicolas-mac-mini kernel[0]: USBF: 5003.188 AppleUSBEHCI[0x2bad800]::Found a transaction past the completion deadline on bus 0xfd, timing out! (Addr: 2, EP: 2)
Oct 28 10:59:34 michael-notarnicolas-mac-mini kernel[0]: IOSCSIPeripheralDeviceType00::setPowerState(0x59ea600, 3 -> 2) timed out after 100136 ms
Oct 28 11:01:14 michael-notarnicolas-mac-mini kernel[0]: IOSCSIPeripheralDeviceType00::setPowerState(0x59ea600, 2 -> 4) timed out after 100140 ms
Oct 28 11:02:54 michael-notarnicolas-mac-mini kernel[0]: IOSCSIPeripheralDeviceType00::setPowerState(0x59ea600, 4 -> 3) timed out after 100140 ms
Oct 28 11:04:34 michael-notarnicolas-mac-mini kernel[0]: IOSCSIPeripheralDeviceType00::setPowerState(0x59ea600, 3 -> 2) timed out after 100140 ms
Oct 28 11:06:14 michael-notarnicolas-mac-mini kernel[0]: IOSCSIPeripheralDeviceType00::setPowerState(0x59ea600, 2 -> 1) timed out after 100140 ms
Oct 28 11:07:55 michael-notarnicolas-mac-mini ntpd[13]: sendto(17.151.16.23) (fd=23): No route to host
Oct 28 11:09:01 michael-notarnicolas-mac-mini ntpd[13]: sendto(17.151.16.23) (fd=23): No route to host
Oct 28 11:09:02 michael-notarnicolas-mac-mini kernel[0]: IOSCSIPeripheralDeviceType00::setPowerState(0x59ea600, 1 -> 0) timed out after 100138 ms
Oct 28 11:09:02 michael-notarnicolas-mac-mini kernel[0]: System Sleep
Oct 28 13:23:41 michael-notarnicolas-mac-mini kernel[0]: System Wake
Oct 28 13:24:01 michael-notarnicolas-mac-mini kernel[0]: AppleYukon2 - en0 link active, 100-Mbit, full duplex, symmetric flow control enabled port 0
Oct 28 13:24:02 michael-notarnicolas-mac-mini /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[318]: Starting standard backup
Oct 28 13:25:21 michael-notarnicolas-mac-mini kernel[0]: IOSCSIPeripheralDeviceType00::setPowerState(0x59ea600, 0 -> 1) timed out after 100601 ms
Oct 28 13:27:02 michael-notarnicolas-mac-mini kernel[0]: IOSCSIPeripheralDeviceType00::setPowerState(0x59ea600, 1 -> 4) timed out after 100146 ms
Oct 28 13:32:23 michael-notarnicolas-mac-mini kernel[0]: IOSCSIPeripheralDeviceType00::setPowerState(0x59ea600, 4 -> 3) timed out after 100136 ms
Oct 28 13:37:23 michael-notarnicolas-mac-mini kernel[0]: IOSCSIPeripheralDeviceType00::setPowerState(0x59ea600, 3 -> 2) timed out after 100137 ms
Oct 28 13:38:47 michael-notarnicolas-mac-mini ntpd[13]: time reset -0.203505 s
Oct 28 13:39:03 michael-notarnicolas-mac-mini kernel[0]: IOSCSIPeripheralDeviceType00::setPowerState(0x59ea600, 2 -> 1) timed out after 100137 ms
Oct 28 13:42:15 michael-notarnicolas-mac-mini ntpd[13]: sendto(17.151.16.23) (fd=26): Can't assign requested address
Oct 28 13:43:18 michael-notarnicolas-mac-mini ntpd[13]: sendto(17.151.16.23) (fd=23): No route to host
Oct 28 13:43:49 michael-notarnicolas-mac-mini kernel[0]: IOSCSIPeripheralDeviceType00::setPowerState(0x59ea600, 1 -> 0) timed out after 100137 ms
Oct 28 13:43:49 michael-notarnicolas-mac-mini kernel[0]: System Sleep
Oct 28 15:24:35 michael-notarnicolas-mac-mini kernel[0]: System Wake
Oct 28 15:24:36 michael-notarnicolas-mac-mini kernel[0]: AppleYukon2 - en0 link active, 100-Mbit, full duplex, symmetric flow control enabled port 0
Oct 28 15:26:16 michael-notarnicolas-mac-mini kernel[0]: IOSCSIPeripheralDeviceType00::setPowerState(0x59ea600, 0 -> 1) timed out after 100561 ms
Oct 28 15:26:20 michael-notarnicolas-mac-mini /Applications/Safari.app/Contents/MacOS/Safari[132]: ATS AutoActivation: Query timed out. (elapsed 5.1 seconds. params: queryString = {comapple_ats_namepostscript == "Raavi" && kMDItemContentTypeTree != com.adobe.postscript-lwfn-font}, valueListAttrs = {<CFArray 0x203190a0 [0xa016c1a0]>{type = immutable, count = 1, values = (\n 0 : <CFString 0xa0838a58 [0xa016c1a0]>{contents = "kMDItemContentType"}\n)}}, sortingAttrs = {<CFArray 0x1f4586d0 [0xa016c1a0]>{type = immutable, count = 1, values = (\n 0 : <CFString 0xa0838988 [0xa016c1a0]>{contents = "kMDItemContentModificationDate"}\n)}}, scopeList = {<CFArray 0x20335860 [0xa016c1a0]>{type = immutable, count = 1, values = (\n 0 : <CFString 0xa0839bc8 [0xa016c1a0]>{contents = "kMDQueryScopeComputer"}\n)}}.)
Oct 28 15:27:56 michael-notarnicolas-mac-mini kernel[0]: IOSCSIPeripheralDeviceType00::setPowerState(0x59ea600, 1 -> 4) timed out after 100140 ms
Oct 28 15:34:36 michael-notarnicolas-mac-mini kernel[0]: IOSCSIPeripheralDeviceType00::setPowerState(0x59ea600, 4 -> 3) timed out after 100131 ms
Oct 28 15:39:36 michael-notarnicolas-mac-mini kernel[0]: IOSCSIPeripheralDeviceType00::setPowerState(0x59ea600, 3 -> 2) timed out after 100131 ms
Oct 28 15:41:11 michael-notarnicolas-mac-mini ntpd[13]: time reset -0.142369 s
Oct 28 15:44:27 michael-notarnicolas-mac-mini kernel[0]: IOSCSIPeripheralDeviceType00::setPowerState(0x59ea600, 2 -> 1) timed out after 100132 ms
Oct 28 15:46:36 michael-notarnicolas-mac-mini kernel[0]: PM notification timeout (pid 369, System Preferenc)
Oct 28 15:47:06 michael-notarnicolas-mac-mini kernel[0]: PM notification timeout (pid 369, System Preferenc)
Oct 28 15:52:06 michael-notarnicolas-mac-mini kernel[0]: IOSCSIPeripheralDeviceType00::setPowerState(0x59ea600, 1 -> 4) timed out after 100135 ms
Oct 28 15:58:50 michael-notarnicolas-mac-mini kernel[0]: IOSCSIPeripheralDeviceType00::setPowerState(0x59ea600, 4 -> 3) timed out after 100131 ms
Oct 28 16:03:07 michael-notarnicolas-mac-mini kernel[0]: IOSCSIPeripheralDeviceType00::setPowerState(0x59ea600, 3 -> 2) timed out after 100131 ms
Oct 28 16:05:07 michael-notarnicolas-mac-mini kernel[0]: IOSCSIPeripheralDeviceType00::setPowerState(0x59ea600, 2 -> 1) timed out after 100132 ms
Oct 28 16:05:37 michael-notarnicolas-mac-mini kernel[0]: PM notification timeout (pid 369, System Preferenc)
Oct 28 16:07:15 michael-notarnicolas-mac-mini kernel[0]: PM notification timeout (pid 369, System Preferenc)
Oct 28 16:07:45 michael-notarnicolas-mac-mini kernel[0]: PM notification timeout (pid 369, System Preferenc)

Time machine copied my old files over new ones.

Sometimes the Macbook Pro would't load the desktop. Other times it won't load the password window. The backup drive booted up. I ran Norton anti-virus but found nothing.
The disc utility found the disc OK. But repairing permissions won't run. DiskWarrior gave the dreaded error 9972, which means any I one of 10 things could be wrong.
I noticed the Chrome icon had changed to blue, the color when Chrome first came out. Time machine had "updated" my files and apps back to 2009. What the ****. Have I lost all my work since I last backed up my disc in 2009? I had DiskWarrior rebuild the directory. But the disc still won't boot.
What caused time machine to load the backup over the new files?

jquin6 wrote:
The backup drive booted up.
Huh? What do you mean? Time Machine backups are not bootable.
I ran Norton anti-virus but found nothing.
That's well-known to wreak havoc on OSX. It may well be the cause of your problems. Uninstall it immediately. You may need help to do that, as it's also notoriously hard to get rid of all the bits it leaves behind.
Search this forum for Norton and you'll see what I mean, and find a link to an uninstaller.
Also see Thomas Reed's [Mac Virus Guide|http://www.reedcorner.net/thomas/guides/macvirus].
Have I lost all my work since I last backed up my disc in 2009?
You haven't backed-up since 2009?
I had DiskWarrior rebuild the directory. But the disc still won't boot.
Do you mean your Mac won't boot from the internal HD?
What caused time machine to load the backup over the new files?
Exactly what did you do? Did you tell it to restore that 2009 backup? If that's what you told it to do, that's what it did.
Please clarify, with details.

I have a 500 gb hard drive partitioned for files and time machine but when i connect it to my mac only the time machine one shows up

well as the title says i have a 500gb hard drive with 2 partitions one with time machine and one for files it worked perefectly until yesterday only the time machine partition appeared in finder, i checked disk utility and both partitions appeared but the one for files appeared in grey and when i press mount an error comes up.

The repair shop likely replaced a major circuit board on your MacBook Pro, so Time Machine thinks that you have a "new" computer and it wants to make a new complete backup of your Mac.
You are going to have to make a decision to either add another new Time Capsule....or USB drive to your existing Time Capsule....and in effect start over with a new backup of your Mac and then move forward again.
For "most" users, I think this is probably the best plan because you preserve all your old backups in case you need them at some point, and you start over again with a new Time Capsule so you have plenty of room for years of new backups.
Or, as you have mentioned, you have the option of erasing the Time Capsule drive and starting all over again. The upside is that you start over and have plenty of room for new backups. The downside is that you lose years of backups.
Another option....trying to manually delete old backups individually....is tricky business....and very time consuming. To get an idea of what is involved here, study this FAQ by Pondini, our resident Time Capsule and Time Machine expert on the Community Support area. In particular, study the pink box.
http://web.me.com/pondini/Time_Machine/12.html
Once you look through this, I think you may agree that this type of surgery is not for the faint of heart. I would suggest that you consider this only if one of the other options just cannot work for you.

I baught Seagate Backup plus 2T hard drive to use as my Backup time machine. But its not working when i connect to time machine its not coping files, it keep saying preparing files. Can someone help me please...

i baught Seagate Backup plus 2T hard drive to use as my Backup time machine. But its not working. when i connect to time machine its not coping files, it keep saying preparing files. Can someone help me please...

Please read this whole message before doing anything.
This procedure is a diagnostic test. It’s unlikely to solve your problem. Don’t be disappointed when you find that nothing has changed after you complete it.
The purpose of the test is to determine whether the problem is caused by third-party software that loads automatically at startup or login, by a peripheral device, by a font conflict, or by corruption of the file system or of certain system caches.
Disconnect all wired peripherals except those needed for the test, and remove all aftermarket expansion cards, if applicable. Start up in safe mode and log in to the account with the problem. You must hold down the shift key twice: once when you turn on the computer, and again when you log in.
Note: If FileVault is enabled, or if a firmware password is set, or if the startup volume is a Fusion Drive or a software RAID, you can’t do this. Ask for further instructions.
Safe mode is much slower to start up and run than normal, with limited graphics performance, and some things won’t work at all, including sound output and Wi-Fi on certain models. The next normal startup may also be somewhat slow.
The login screen appears even if you usually login automatically. You must know your login password in order to log in. If you’ve forgotten the password, you will need to reset it before you begin.
Test while in safe mode. Same problem?
After testing, restart as usual (not in safe mode) and verify that you still have the problem. Post the results of the test.

I tried to instal 10.8.3 to my MBP and it crashed. I then tried to restore from Time machine but when it is about 50% through a message comes up "the files cannot be restored"

I tried to instal 10.8.3 to my MBP and it crashed. I then tried to restore from Time machine but when it is about 50% through a message comes up "the files cannot be restored" Can anyone help me to get out of this mess?

Back up all data.
Boot into Recovery by holding down the key combination command-R at the startup chime. Release the keys when you see a gray screen with a spinning dial.
Note: You need an always-on Ethernet or Wi-Fi connection to the Internet to use Recovery. It won’t work with USB or PPPoE modems, or with proxy servers, or with networks that require a certificate for authentication.
When the OS X Utilities screen appears, follow the prompts to reinstall the OS. You don't need to erase the boot volume, and you won't need your backup unless something goes wrong. If your Mac was upgraded from an older version of OS X, you’ll need the Apple ID and password you used to upgrade, so make a note of those before you begin.

Time Machine on Mavericks: restore file doesn't work

I've successfully located a file I need to restore from Time Machine backup by doing a Finder search for the filename (something.graffle, an OmniGraffle document), and when 0 items are found, I "Enter Time Machine..." and use the back arrow or click on a date some months ago. This process finds two copies of something.graffle, and I can select these and Copy them, or I can select them and click Restore. Neither, however, works. When I try Copy, then Cancel out of Time Machine, there is nothing to Paste. When I try Restore, the image of the item glides to the present-day folder and is present for a moment in the present-day Finder window after Time Machine closes, but it instantly disappears, and Find once again cannot find it.
My Time Machine backup is on an external disk connected by Firewire.
I found some other threads mentioning a bug with dual displays, so I already tried disconnecting my external displays--it didn't help. Seems to be a different problem.
Any ideas?

I solved this problem, which also appears on this thread: time machine can't restore files
The solution, for me, was to open the folder that I thought probably had the file. I knew it was probably in one of my two ~/Documents/OmniPresence folders, and in fact it was in a sub-sub-folder of OmniPresence, i.e. ~/Documents/OmniPresence/workfiles/stencils/something.graffle. This time doing the search produced 0 items, I entered Time Machine, went back to the earlier date where I'd seen it before but been unable to restore, and again Time Machine showed me two copies of the file. But this time, the files had their proper OmniGraffle document icons, and the context menus showed Restore options that hadn't been present earlier. I used Restore this file to… and successfully brought it into my presentday OmniPresence folder. From there I moved it into the workfiles/ subfolder where it belonged.
I hope this helps others.

Time Machine "freezes" and I am NOT running anti-virus software

I am incredibly frustrasted and disappointed as a first-time Apple user (brand new iMac (Intel-based) with an external LaCie 500 GB external hard disk). The problem is Time Machine. It backs up on schedule, but when I enter Time Machine, I cannot navigate at all. The background screen (outer space) moves, the cursor moves, but I cannot click on anything. I have to "force quit". So I guess I have things backed up, but can't do anything with them.
I am NOT running antivirus software. I had Intego loaded on the computer, but removed it completely after reading on Apple blogs that this could interfere with Time Machine. I have reformatted the external hard disk. Still, Time Machine freezes. Apple has put out a couple of patches, I understand, but that was months ago and all of my software is up to date.
I have called Apple support TWICE and they act as if I am from the moon -- how dare I question that the Time Machine does not work properly?
Does anyone out there know how to fix this? I am ready to return this computer to the Apple store, which cheerfully sold me on the idea of an external hard disk as a back-up.

Hello Zurichmike (lovely country):
Welcome to Apple discussions.
There are several things you could try. Easy ones first:
Erase and reformat your external HD.
Run repair disk from your software install DVD (on your internal HD).
Go to Macintosh HD>library>preferences. Trash the TM preference file (com.apple.timemachine.plist) and restart. The TM preferences will need to be changed as they are now default values.
Barry

Anyone having Time Machine "freeze" while "Preparing Backup"

Time Machine won't get past the "Preparing Backup" phase, just get the spinning candy bar in preferences. It did do a full new backup to start after the Mavericks install and two subsequent smaller backups but now this "freeze". Stopping the back up cancels it ok, restarting hasnt helped, neither has turning time machine on and off in preferences. I'm using a 2TB Apple Timecapsule.

Hi BellMonk,
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities. This article has some information for lengthy "Prepare" phases:
Time Machine: Troubleshooting backup issues
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3275
Message: "Preparing" phase takes a long time
Time Machine keeps track of files and folders that have changed since your last backup so that it only backs up those files and folders. If Time Machine loses track of files and folders that have changed since the last backup, it compares an "inventory" of your current data to an inventory of your backup. When this happens, Time Machine preferences displays a "Preparing..." status message for a longer period of time. See Mac OS X 10.5: Time Machine preferences may display "Preparing" for a longer time.
I would probably let it go to see how long it takes to actually complete, or possibly start a brand new full backup and see if the issue persists after that.
Cheers,
- Ari

HT1338 Purchased a used macbook pro with Mountain Lion. My old Mac runs Snow Leopard is backed up to Time machine. How do I register the operating system to me and how do I use Time Machine to move my files to the new used computer?

Purchased a used macbook pro with Mountain Lion. My old Mac runs Snow Leopard is backed up to Time machine. How do I register the operating system to me and how do I use Time Machine to move my files to the new used computer?

If you look at the User Tips tab, you will find a write up on just this subject:
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-4053
The subject of buying/selling a Mac is quite complicated. Here is a guide to the steps involved. It is from the Seller's point of view, but easily read the other way too:
SELLING A MAC A
Internet Recovery, and Transferability of OS & iLife Apps
Selling an Old Mac:
• When selling an old Mac, the only OS that is legally transferable is the one that came preinstalled when the Mac was new. Selling a Mac with an upgraded OS isn't doing the new owner any favors. Attempting to do so will only result in headaches since the upgraded OS can't be registered by the new owner. If a clean install becomes necessary, they won't be able to do so and will be forced to install the original OS via Internet Recovery. Best to simply erase the drive and revert back to the original OS prior to selling any Mac.
• Additionally, upgrading the OS on a Mac you intend to sell means that you are leaving personally identifiable information on the Mac since the only way to upgrade the OS involves using your own AppleID to download the upgrade from the App Store. So there will be traces of your info and user account left behind. Again, best to erase the drive and revert to the original OS via Internet Recovery.
Internet Recovery:
• In the event that the OS has been upgraded to a newer version (i.e. Lion to Mountain Lion), Internet Recovery will offer the version of the OS that originally came with the Mac. So while booting to the Recovery Disk will show Mountain Lion as available for reinstall since that is the current version running, Internet Recovery, on the other hand, will only show Lion available since that was the OS shipped with that particular Mac.
• Though the Mac came with a particular version of Mac OS X, it appears that, when Internet Recovery is invoked, the most recent update of that version may be applied. (i.e. if the Mac originally came with 10.7.3, Internet Recovery may install a more recent update like 10.7.5)
iLife Apps:
• When the App Store is launched for the first time it will report that the iLife apps are available for the user to Accept under the Purchases section. The user will be required to enter their AppleID during the Acceptance process. From that point on the iLife apps will be tied to the AppleID used to Accept them. The user will be allowed to download the apps to other Macs they own if they wish using the same AppleID used to Accept them.
• Once Accepted on the new Mac, the iLife apps can not be transferred to any future owner when the Mac is sold. Attempting to use an AppleID after the apps have already been accepted using a different AppleID will result in the App Store reporting "These apps were already assigned to another Apple ID".
• It appears, however, that the iLife Apps do not automatically go to the first owner of the Mac. It's quite possible that the original owner, either by choice or neglect, never Accepted the iLife apps in the App Store. As a result, a future owner of the Mac may be able to successfully Accept the apps and retain them for themselves using their own AppleID. Bottom Line: Whoever Accepts the iLife apps first gets to keep them.
SELLING A MAC B
Follow these instructions step by step to prepare a Mac for sale:
Step One - Back up your data:
A. If you have any Virtual PCs shut them down. They cannot be in their "fast saved" state. They must be shut down from inside Windows.
B. Clone to an external drive using using Carbon Copy Cloner.
1. Open Carbon Copy Cloner.
2. Select the Source volume from the Select a source drop down menu on the left side.
3. Select the Destination volume from the Select a destination drop down menu on the right
side.
4. Click on the Clone button. If you are prompted about creating a clone of the Recovery HD be
sure to opt for that.
Destination means a freshly erased external backup drive. Source means the internal
startup drive.
Step Two - Prepare the machine for the new buyer:
1. De-authorize the computer in iTunes! De-authorize both iTunes and Audible accounts.
2, Remove any Open Firmware passwords or Firmware passwords.
3. Turn the brightness full up and volume nearly so.
4. Turn off File Vault, if enabled.
5. Disable iCloud, if enabled: See.What to do with iCloud before selling your computer
Step Three - Install a fresh OS:
A. Snow Leopard and earlier versions of OS X
1. Insert the original OS X install CD/DVD that came with your computer.
2. Restart the computer while holding down the C key to boot from the CD/DVD.
3. Select Disk Utility from the Utilities menu; repartition and reformat the internal hard drive.
Optionally, click on the Security button and set the Zero Data option to one-pass.
4. Install OS X.
5. Upon completion DO NOT restart the computer.
6. Shutdown the computer.
B. Lion and Mountain Lion (if pre-installed on the computer at purchase*)
Note: You will need an active Internet connection. I suggest using Ethernet if possible because
it is three times faster than wireless.
1. Restart the computer while holding down the COMMAND and R keys until the Mac OS X
Utilities window appears.
2. Select Disk Utility from the Mac OS X Utilities window and click on the Continue button.
3. After DU loads select your startup volume (usually Macintosh HD) from the left side list. Click
on the Erase tab in the DU main window.
4. Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.) Optionally, click on the Security button
and set the Zero Data option to one-pass.
5. Click on the Erase button and wait until the process has completed.
6. Quit DU and return to the Mac OS X Utilities window.
7. Select Reinstall Lion/Mountain Lion and click on the Install button.
8. Upon completion shutdown the computer.
*If your computer came with Lion or Mountain Lion pre-installed then you are entitled to transfer your license once. If you purchased Lion or Mountain Lion from the App Store then you cannot transfer your license to another party. In the case of the latter you should install the original version of OS X that came with your computer. You need to repartition the hard drive as well as reformat it; this will assure that the Recovery HD partition is removed. See Step Three above. You may verify these requirements by reviewing your OS X Software License.

Lion + Macbook Pro 17 + Time Machine = Freeze

I recently upgraded to OS X Lion on my mid-2009 MBP 17" and I am also getting complete system lockups - the mouse moves, but no keyboard, no clicks, no window movements, and all menu bar items stop updating, including the system clock. Power cycle is the only solution. This is happening often while a Time Machine update is running on my external drive (after it's been running for several minutes). I believe it has also occured with video playback (as others have reported), but not often. I'm not sure if it is related to waking from hibernate/sleep; e.g., last night's big 60GB Time Machine backup ran ok (took several hours), but this morning, after waking the machine and working for a while, it kicked off again and froze at the 90MB mark (of 270MB) right after I clicked on the menu bar icon to view progress. I had an xterm window and Firefox open, plus a few utilties like Adium. No video playing anywhere.
Any others?
Other notes: 8GB ram; no "Automatic Graphics Switching" option on Preferences pane, probably b/c this is a 2009 MBP(?).

I see nobody is reacting to your problem.
I have (almost) the same problem, but with 10.7.5.
Not only Time Machine freezes up (over WiFi and USB-connected), but also my Music downloads (everything else works fine) to my iPhone 5 (with iTunes 11.1) and also Spotlight (indexing for minutes and then freezes).
All these 3 actions (which usually take longer than anything else) freeze up after 3 to 15 minutes. Never the same, always different durations. Very annoying.
On the other hand: ever since I disabled Spotlight, my MacBook Pro A1286 is as fast as when I bought it in 2009.
This all happened suddenly, out of the blue. No added software, hardware. No changes in prefs.
I had my hardware checked. I have done a memtest. All the tricks in the book. To no avail.
Aopple techs tell me to wait till Maverick......some solution ;-)

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